1989 Italy

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A very good vintage in Piedmont but decidedly more mixed in Tuscany.

A vicious hailstorm in June led to some Piedmont growers losing as much as 60% of their crop. Unlike the rest of Italy, Piedmont then basked in glorious sunshine throughout the rest of the growing season and the grapes were healthy and ripe at harvest time. In Barolo and Barbaresco yields were significantly lower than in previous years but the quality was extremely high with the wines being arguably the finest of the decade.

Tuscany had a mixed year with a lot of rain and below average sunshine hours. A year to stick with proven and established growers.

Aged in botte grande then perfectly in the Rivetti cellars until now, this wine shows the true quality of this great single-vineyard. Burgundian in colour, it’s fragrant and perfumed. The nose is full of pretty, small flowers, black tea and autumnal forest floor. Fine and supple tannins cleanse and refresh the palate, aided by a wonderful freshness and purity of cool, red fruit. Drink now to 2020.Davy Zyw, Wine Buyer